Vince McMahon is clearly not a fan of retirement and takes issue with anyone who is.
A renowned workaholic and one of the few individuals who has dedicated their whole lives to WWE and professional wrestling in general, many from the industry have commented on McMahon’s work ethic and how many hours a day he works. With this in mind, few believed that he would ever voluntarily retire from his position within the company and would either be behind the desk until the day he died or forced out, with the latter taking place twice, first in 2022 due to hush money payments and later in January 2024 due to sexual assault allegations.
Giving a rare insight into his life and career, the new Netflix docuseries Mr. McMahon was released on September 25th and features a number of interviews with the man himself. In the season finale, the topic of stepping away was brought up to McMahon in an interview that was conducted in 2022 before the first resignation occurred. When asked if he ever thought about retiring, McMahon responded that he had not and that anyone who craves retirement should simply “go die”:
“Do I ever see myself retiring? No. I don’t ever see myself retiring. I never understood why people stop growing. When you stop growing, you die. Some people are like ‘I want to retire one day.’ What are you going to do when you retire? I have no sympathy for people like that. So, go die.”
Multiple wrestlers issued comments following the statement agreeing that McMahon is not one to quietly step away and retire. All interviews were conducted before the allegations were known.
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